However, last week’s rainfall was unusually intense, AFP writes. One of the observation stations, located on a hilltop south of Mumbai, recorded 594 millimeters of precipitation during the day. The Maharashtra State Meteorological Service indicates that nothing has been experienced for more than a century since regular measurements began. Following rains, water levels in several rivers have risen by almost six meters, causing the largest floods in the state in 40 years. As a result, more than 100 thousand people have been forced to evacuate, writes AP. In the mountainous regions of the state, the situation has been exacerbated by landslides. One of them has destroyed the village of Talije, where more than 40 people have died, but more than fifty are still missing, and hopes of finding them alive are slim. The work of rescuers is hampered by the fact that many roads, including the highway connecting Mumbai with the state of Goa, have become impassable due to floods and landslides. There are also large casualties in the state of Goa, where floods have destroyed hundreds of buildings.
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